Janna Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I have been slogging through Sophie's World by Gaarder. Isn't is such an interesting book, though? I don't know that I would say I enjoyed it, but it did make me think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom to Aly Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 OK, I can't believe I'm going to admit this here, but--I have to preface it with, my brother is still quite ill (he is schizophrenic, well, schizoeffective), and has just been released from the hosp because he took his meds for two days, but stopped immediately, and I'm so worried, I can't sleep at all, I've had a massive headache for 5 days that won't go away at all, and did I mention I am TIRED! And I had to do our co-op meeting, and our local hs group meeting today, and I'm TIRED!!! So, here goes--I'm reading every single one of my daughter's Archie comic books that I can find. Did I really just say that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 OK, I can't believe I'm going to admit this here, but--I have to preface it with, my brother is still quite ill (he is schizophrenic, well, schizoeffective), and has just been released from the hosp because he took his meds for two days, but stopped immediately, and I'm so worried, I can't sleep at all, I've had a massive headache for 5 days that won't go away at all, and did I mention I am TIRED! And I had to do our co-op meeting, and our local hs group meeting today, and I'm TIRED!!! So, here goes--I'm reading every single one of my daughter's Archie comic books that I can find. Did I really just say that? Sometimes life itself is so dramatic that you need a little mind candy or you will go crazy. I myself have went three months without reading anything at all which I have never before done in my life. I say enjoy the Archie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I just started Six Degrees The two books in the que are Who on Earth was Jesus? and something about 9/11. It is good to be on the reading horse again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Sherry Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Maybe I am a little odd, but I have been enjoying reading some of the books I should have read as a child, but did not. I recently read Anne of Green Gables and loved it. I am looking at To Kill a Mockingbird but I am not sure if I want to spend the time at the moment to read it. I may need to put it off but get back to it. Also, I recently read 90 Minutes in Heaven and really enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Mom Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I think I'm just ONE up on Mom to Aly and the Archie comic books ;)! I haven't read anything "for fun" or "for just me" since I don't know when. I just finished "CM Companion" and "More CM". Next I think is going to be "Latin Centered Curriculum" (I haven't received it yet, just the title scares me). I'm completely immersed in trying to figure out how NOT to ruin my dc, so everything I'm reading has to do with how to be better at this. Prior to that I read "The Creative Family", still not really for fun, but a fun book. Prior to that, "Traveling Light" by Max Lucado - my mom gave it to me, said I was too stressed and I needed to lighten up.....hum....it's a good one for that....probably need to read that one again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Sherry Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 OK, I can't believe I'm going to admit this here, but--I have to preface it with, my brother is still quite ill (he is schizophrenic, well, schizoeffective), and has just been released from the hosp because he took his meds for two days, but stopped immediately, and I'm so worried, I can't sleep at all, I've had a massive headache for 5 days that won't go away at all, and did I mention I am TIRED! And I had to do our co-op meeting, and our local hs group meeting today, and I'm TIRED!!! So, here goes--I'm reading every single one of my daughter's Archie comic books that I can find. Did I really just say that? LOL . When I was a kid I loved the Archie comic books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veronica in VA Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 My dd and I just finished the 4 books of the Twilight series before school started. I had just picked up World Without End, which is the sequel to Pillars of the Earth, when the library notified me that The Host was ready for pickup. I'm enjoying The Host so far, but I'm wondering when my teenage dd is going to grab it.:glare: Also reading The Heart of Darkness and The Road from Home for school. Veronica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Melinda, Which translation are you reading? My daughter and I started out with one translation which was analogous to slogging through mud. We switched to the translation by Norman Denny and were amazed at the difference! Regards, Kareni Oooh, there's an interesting thought! I'm reading the Signet Classics version, which is translated by Lahnestock and MacAfee, based on the Wilbour translation. I'll have to look at Amazon and see if I can find the Denny translation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani n Monies Mom Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 OK, I can't believe I'm going to admit this here, but--I have to preface it with, my brother is still quite ill (he is schizophrenic, well, schizoeffective), and has just been released from the hosp because he took his meds for two days, but stopped immediately, and I'm so worried, I can't sleep at all, I've had a massive headache for 5 days that won't go away at all, and did I mention I am TIRED! And I had to do our co-op meeting, and our local hs group meeting today, and I'm TIRED!!! So, here goes--I'm reading every single one of my daughter's Archie comic books that I can find. Did I really just say that? I adore Archie Comics!!! I had a collection of thousands when I was a teen. Now, even my dd's friends have borrowed them:D Someone here mentioned Anne of Green Gables. I did the same thing about a month ago. They are such good books. Now dd is after me to get each one in the series as she finishes a book. She doesn't want any breaks between Green Gables books at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I think you would be safe with A Woman in White. It is very old fashioned melodrama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhrice3 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Oh, we saw Wicked on Broadway about 3 years ago. It was incredible! I am reading Heart of Darkness because my son would not read it, and I had to challenge him. But I am reading Loving Frank. I adore Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture, and I was so excited when the library emailed. ReneeR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmeg Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 You all sound so dang smart! Here. I'll help bring the curve down a bit. ;) I recently finished Anne of Windy Poplars, and I'm almost done with Thimble Summer (pre-reading for book club). I need to re-read Trumpet of the Swan for tomorrow's book club meeting. And a sequel to Twilight is waiting for me at the library. Juvenile Lit with a vampire tale thrown in for fun. :D I'm still working and revamping my 888 list. Anyone still have theirs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeacherZee Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Maybe I am a little odd, but I have been enjoying reading some of the books I should have read as a child, but did not. I recently read Anne of Green Gables and loved it. I re-read the Anne series about once every year or so. Love it. Right now I am reading Sense and Sensibility and Remains of the day by Kazuo Ishiguru (that one is for school) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Is Woman in White scary? I've always heard it's such a good book, but I isn't it a ghost story? I don't do well at all with books about ghosts, demons etc. Too much suspense is hard on me too. I love suspense, but I have a hard time separating myself when I read sometimes! ;) It is what was known as a "sensation novel," which was, as I understand it, essentially a reaction against the gothic novels that were so popular. Although sensation novels often dealt with subject matter that was similar on the surface--murder, adultery, secrets, insanity, etc. -- one of the differences between them and gothic novels is that, in a sensation novel, everything has a "logical" explanation. Now, "logical" may be a slippery term. But, in theory, there is nothing supernatural about the events, even when it seems like there might be. I didn't find The Woman in White particularly scary. It's suspenseful, but more because you want to find out the solution to the mystery than because you're afraid. At least, that was my reaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangearrow Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I'm currently re-reading Eragon and Eldest - in preparation for Brisingr coming out on September 20th! :D I haven't seen one of these threads lately. I just finished reading Wicked. I liked it. I think I need to read it again for the atheist/soul deeper meaning stuff. :001_huh: But now I have no problems going to see the musical. :D Ooooooh, read the sequel for sure. You won't even have to re-read that one to catch the religious/political insinuations. lol They're extremely obvious. While I don't see things the same way as the author, I found both books extremely interesting. The musical, though? It is SOOOOOOOO awesome. Much "lighter" than the book - and completely, wonderfully, unequivocally AMAZING. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 OK, I can't believe I'm going to admit this here, but--I have to preface it with, my brother is still quite ill (he is schizophrenic, well, schizoeffective), and has just been released from the hosp because he took his meds for two days, but stopped immediately, and I'm so worried, I can't sleep at all, I've had a massive headache for 5 days that won't go away at all, and did I mention I am TIRED! And I had to do our co-op meeting, and our local hs group meeting today, and I'm TIRED!!! So, here goes--I'm reading every single one of my daughter's Archie comic books that I can find. Did I really just say that? oh, my. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyinLA Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I mean we're leaving in 9 days - gotta get prepared!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I just finished Breaking Dawn - the last of the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. I did NOT like it!! Anyone else? I didn't like the emphasis on Bella's bruises which she SO didn't mind:001_huh:. This series is hugely popular with young teens, I just think that was TMI and not a good message for girls. At all. I skimmed the rest to see how it all ended up. It was ok plot wise, not what I thought would happen to everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Oooh, there's an interesting thought! I'm reading the Signet Classics version, which is translated by Lahnestock and MacAfee, based on the Wilbour translation. I'll have to look at Amazon and see if I can find the Denny translation. I'll be interested to hear if you find that a different translation makes a difference. This was our first experience seeing how translators can have a huge impact. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 History Begins At Sumer http://www.amazon.com/History-Begins-Sumer-Thirty-Nine-Recorded/dp/0812212762 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom to Aly Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I adore Archie Comics!!! I had a collection of thousands when I was a teen. Now, even my dd's friends have borrowed them:D Thank you, to all of those wonderful women who didn't make me feel like the idiot of the decade for reading comic books--it is all my little mind can concentrate on now! And the sad thing is, I love them more than when I was young! I think I'm going to have to fight my dd for some, because she is ill, so I let her read whatever she wants! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I just finished Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs (Bones is based on her books). We aren't watching Bones this year (waiting for it come out out on dvd per DH request) and I wanted more. This was her first book. It was good. I liked it and requested the next two from the library when I finished it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Thank you, to all of those wonderful women who didn't make me feel like the idiot of the decade for reading comic books--it is all my little mind can concentrate on now! And the sad thing is, I love them more than when I was young! I think I'm going to have to fight my dd for some, because she is ill, so I let her read whatever she wants! ;) Some days (most days) comics or romance novels are the perfect bit of popcorn that my brain needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 John Adams, by David McCullough, and I just received (yay!) Susan's The History of the Ancient World. I loved Susan's History of the Ancient World. I finished it last spring and wished I had the next one. Unlike most other things, that one took a while to read though. I only read it a bedtime, because it required concentration (unlike many of the novels that I read in a day or two) - quality does take longer, I guess.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 The Host by Stephenie Meyer. It's OK so far. Also, The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 [quote= Someone here mentioned Anne of Green Gables. I did the same thing about a month ago. They are such good books. Now dd is after me to get each one in the series as she finishes a book. She doesn't want any breaks between Green Gables books at all. I listen to and read the first five Anne books this summer and got my 11yo cousin hooked on them as well. I still love them. I recently reread The Boxcar Children to see if I thought my dd7 would like it. I liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 What are these 888 lists I keep reading about?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshinkevich Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Honestly? A vintage romance novel by Anne Mather, lol. I LOVE them! :D So funny the differences between romance novels now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I just finished Wicked, and I just not sure how I feel about it. Still pondering it. I might read the other one, Son of a Witch, or whatever the title is. I was feeling the need for something light and fluffy so I picked up a couple Aunt Dimity books by Nancy Atherton. There's a lot to be said for books that don't require much thinking. Oh, I'm still working on Sister Carrie by Theodore Drieser. I don't usually admit defeat, but I might in this case. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMere Academy Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Twilight I Capture the Castle Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit Innocent Traitor To the children: Mara, Daughter of the Nile The Golden Goblet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I just finished reading The Genesis of Shannara: The Gypsy Morph by Terry Brooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I am reading Blue Like Jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and Jane Eyre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 For nights when the insomnia hits... I drink Sleepy Time TEA, Extra (Valerian Makes It Extra!) and read Inventing Kindergarten, by Norman Brosterman. For nights when I want to stay awake, I forego the TEA and read The Latin-Centered Curriculum, by Dr. Andrew Campbell. To the children: Big Red Barn Chicka Chicka Boom Boom The Poky Little Puppy The House That Jack Built Poems and Prayers for the Very Young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PamJH Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I'm reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Also listening to it during my commute to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clane Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 The last novel I read was Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. Not a literary masterpiece by any means but a good story and a fun, fast read. A local group of us moms have all read the series and are planning a movie outing together. I have tried to get into The Host (Meyer's other novel), but it is escaping me at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I'm reading the Autoimmune Epidemic; The Dumbest Generation; So Sexy, So Young; 40 Colleges that Change Lives; and getting ready to start The Shack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threecsnme Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I now have some new books on my book list thanks to this thread :D I just finished reading Mary Higgins Clark, Where are you now. I just started So what's the Difference by Fritz Ridenour. It is very interesting so far. With kids: Just finished Masada Starting next week: Eagle of the Ninth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I just finished reading the entire Harry Potter series back to back for the first time. LOVED IT. Now considering starting over and reading it all through one more time. Her attention to detail is amazing. Started To Kill A Mockingbird for the 1st time since highschool today as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 A local group of us moms have all read the series and are planning a movie outing together. I have tried to get into The Host (Meyer's other novel), but it is escaping me at the moment. Me and some other obsessed fans (um...I mean, friends) are going to see it on opening night. :D How far into The Host are you? It was hard for me to get into at first but I ended up really liking it in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Last of the Mohicans and a book called, Heirloom about a man who fell in lvoe with heirloom tomatoes in NYC and built a business around it. I'm reading LOTM for my "classics" book club. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldjoy Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 A Tale of Two Cities A Peoples History of the United States: Zinn Honey for A Child's Heart Mere Christianity *All for different reasons, different moods, different times of the day (or week) and for different durations. And to the Children: Nesibt: Five Children and It. I think I may have read on one of these threads that C.S. Lewis read her work....fascinating.....equally fascinating how "contemporary" the books seems having been written in 1902...... e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in Orlando Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Today we were at the beach, I read Alice Hoffman's The River King. I love how she writes about people and her attention to the little details. Over the weekend, I read Jodi Picoult's 19 Minutes. It was kind of disturbing, but not in a truly thought-provoking way (like the book We Need to Talk About Kevin). It's not something high on my recommendation list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reya Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I haven't seen one of these threads lately. I just finished reading Wicked. I liked it. I think I need to read it again for the atheist/soul deeper meaning stuff. :001_huh: But now I have no problems going to see the musical. :D PG Wodehouse. Got some on Freecycle--rescued them from the trash, actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 PG Wodehouse. Got some on Freecycle--rescued them from the trash, actually. FROM THE TRASH!?!! *GASP!* I have fancy hardcover versions in cases! :) I just finished Julie and Julia and I'm currently reading Franklin and WinstonI just looked on my younger sister's facebook and see that she's reading it too! That's hilarious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reya Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 FROM THE TRASH!?!! *GASP!* I have fancy hardcover versions in cases! :) I just finished Julie and Julia and I'm currently reading Franklin and WinstonI just looked on my younger sister's facebook and see that she's reading it too! That's hilarious! I rescued RECENT******* college textbooks in the same batch! It was insane... If I hadn't picked it up, it'd have been rained on on the curb the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lizzie in Ma Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 About Chis and Dana Reeve, it was a real tearjerker. I am now plowing through "Steve and I" by Terri Irwin. It's biography week and I was sick of military history. :) Also listening to "All Creatures Great and Small" at bedtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narnian Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 The Lady Elizabeth, Alison Weir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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